Training and Development Specialist

Kelly Services; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Telemedicine

Retirement savings plan

Holiday pay

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services in Moline, IL is seeking a Training and Development Specialist for a 2-year contract to design and deliver engaging learning programs. You will assess training needs, align strategies with business objectives, and analyze HR data to drive insights.

You will develop resources across diverse channels, support learner development, and maintain documentation. A Bachelor’s degree and 1–3 years’ experience, plus experience coordinating others, are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 1–3 years of hands-on training experience, working independently.
• Experience coordinating the work of others (4–6 months) preferred.
• Strong data collection, analysis, and learning development capabilities.
• Proficient with presentation, verbal and numerical communication, and policy interpretation.
• Technical skills include LMS/e-learning, graphics/video creation, and document management.

Responsibilities

• Assess training needs and develop, deliver, and evaluate learning programs.
• Collaborate with functional leaders to align training with business objectives.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and contribute to insights.
• Design high-quality learning resources across diverse channels.
• Engage learners, evaluate outcomes, and support development.
• Organize and prepare documents, summarize data for reports.
• Resolve training process queries and escalate as needed.
• Contribute to development centers and tailor exercises for assessors.
• Stay current on industry best practices through ongoing development.

Skills

data analysis

learning & development

planning & organizing

action planning

presentation skills

verbal & numerical communication

policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

LMS/e-learning

Video creation & editing

Spreadsheets

Desktop publishing

Database queries

Word processing

Web/presentation creation

Application server management

Job description

For those who want to keep growing, learning, and evolving. We at Kelly® hear you, and we’re here for you! We’re seeking a Training and Development Specialis t to work at a premier manufacturing client in Moline, IL. Sound good? Take a closer look below. You owe it to yourself to consider this great new opportunity.

Pay Rate: $42.00 per hour (2-year Contract)

Shift: 1st

What’s a typical day as Training and Development Specialist? You’ll be:

• Assessing training needs and developing, delivering, and evaluating engaging learning programs and courses.

• Collaborating with functional leaders to align training strategies with business objectives.

• Analyzing HR data to identify trends, diagnose business issues, and contribute to HR insights.

• Designing high-quality learning resources using diverse delivery channels and methodologies.

• Engaging and advising learners, evaluating outcomes, and supporting their development.

• Organizing and preparing complex documents and summarizing data for reports.

• Resolving queries related to training processes and policies, referring complex issues as needed.

• Contributing to development centers, tailoring exercises, creating documentation, and training assessors.

• Participating in ongoing professional development and maintaining knowledge of industry best practices.

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• Bring 1 year to 3 years of hands‑on experience as a training professional, working independently.

• Possess at least 4 to 6 months of experience coordinating the work of others.

• Demonstrate strong skills in data collection and analysis, learning and talent development, planning and organizing, and action planning.

• Are proficient with presentation skills, verbal and numerical communication, and policy and procedure interpretation.

• Have technical abilities in graphics, video creation and editing, word processing, web and presentation creation, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, document management, database queries, LMS/e-learning, and application server management.

• Are experienced with electronic mail, video conferencing, and maintaining technical systems.

• Stay current on technology trends, regulations, and best practices in learning and development.

What happens next

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work.

• As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi… we welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.